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Law Practice

Sep. 5, 2015

Suing a lawyer? The clock is ticking

The state Supreme Court recently provided a useful analytic framework to determine whether non-legal malpractice cases brought against lawyers are subject to the one-year statute of limitations. By Theodore W. Frank

Theodore W. Frank

Senior Associate
Parker Mills LLP

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By Theodore W. Frank


The state Supreme Court recently provided a useful analytic framework to determine
whether cases, particularly non-legal malpractice, brought against lawyers are subject
to the one-year statute of limitations provided in Code of Civil Procedure Section
340. In of Lee v. Hanley, 2015 DJDAR (Aug. 20, 2015), the court clarified the broad reach of that section
and provided a more ...

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